Suspected Islamist Attack Kills 36 People in Eastern Congo
- Attackers hacked victims in homes, fields in North Kivu
- Government blames attacks on Allied Democratic Forces
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Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 36 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast, the provincial governor said, the latest in a wave of violence that’s struck the mineral-rich region since 2014.
Attackers hacked the victims in their houses and fields late Saturday on the outskirts of Beni, in North Kivu, Governor Julien Paluku said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.